How to?....Remove coins from an acrylic toilet seat

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  1. coinguy2020

    coinguy2020 Junior Member

    Why remove them...Your coins are already SLABBED!! LOL :)
     
    coinguy2020, Jul 3, 2009
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  3. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    I can't bear to read this thread from the beginning fearing that it may some how affect the meal that I have just consumed.....
     
    green18, Jul 3, 2009
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  4. Half Dollar*

    Half Dollar* Numismaniac

    Good point! lol :D
     
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  5. krispy

    krispy krispy

    Is there any way you can you accelerate the process of getting this toilet seat in your possession and proceeding to dislodge the coins-- so we can see the results? Maybe you can replace the toilet seat with another one that has something else embedded in it, like roses, now wouldn't those be nice to sit on! LOL!
     
    krispy, Jul 3, 2009
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  6. Dollar1948

    Dollar1948 New Member

    Why dont you ask the Tidy_bowl man to pipe in and give his opinion.
     
    Dollar1948, Jul 3, 2009
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  7. Crystalmcgee13

    Crystalmcgee13 New Member

    I think I will try this today I have a seat as well the coins worth the most are in the top so I’ll freeze the bottom
     
    Crystalmcgee13, Jun 23, 2020
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  8. VistaCruiser69

    VistaCruiser69 Well-Known Member

    Before this thread, I've never heard of such a thing (coins in a toilet seat). I did a quick internet search and found that the coins are probably just fake. Probably better off trying to melt it down and then pull the coins out when the acrylic becomes liquefied. Wonder what fumes that will give off. Does acrylic emit toxic fumes when liquefied? Better do some research before attempting to perform this operation.

    If you are serous about removing the coins, I'd start by cutting them out on some type of jig saw. Just cut the seat/lid up in little squares, with a coin in the center of each square. Don't cut into the coins, just around them. This way, you're minimizing the amount of acrylic you have to mess around with during the "melting" process. Gooood Luck!
     
    VistaCruiser69, Jun 23, 2020
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Y'all DO know you are responding to an eleven-year-old "zombie" thread, right? @Crystalmcgee13 must've dug really deep in the Coin Talk couch cushions to find this one! ;)

    As to coins in the vintage Lucite toilet seats from the 1960s, I must say, I think in most cases one might find that the toilet seat, if intact and undamaged (and clean/unscratched, of course) might actually be worth more than the sum total of the coins inside it, given the collector demand for these seats. Yes, theyre a niche item, but popular. And yes, weird, but weird sells stuff.

    So unless there's a rare date coin in there, it's probably better in many cases to leave the coins inside there, believe it or not.
     
    lordmarcovan, Jun 23, 2020
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  10. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title]

    This feels like the perfect White Elephant gift.
     
    CamaroDMD, Jun 23, 2020
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  11. Mike185

    Mike185 Well-Known Member

    You guys know this is a 11 year old thread... there are two thing that could have happen...
    1: he was successful and realizes he just spent $200 if chemicals for fake coins or
    2: he did it in the basement and it caused a chemical fire and didn’t make it out... last seen Aug 23 2010. RIP....
     
    Mike185, Jun 23, 2020
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  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    In some of the trashy ones you find today on sites like Etsy, maybe, but in the 1950s and early '60s, these were made with silver coins like Franklin halves and Morgan dollars in them (seat and lid) and I've seen them sell for low 3-figures on one or two occasions, as memory serves.

    If the OP had one with a CC Morgan dollar, I could understand wanting to remove the coins, but most of the time when there are silver dollars at all, I expect they're just 1921 Morgans or other common dates.
     
    lordmarcovan, Jun 23, 2020
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  13. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title]

    I'd just use it...lean back and let 'er rip.
     
    CamaroDMD, Jun 23, 2020
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  14. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    A lot of people have had that same thought, which is undoubtedly why there is a strongish demand for these (at least the vintage ones).
     
    lordmarcovan, Jun 23, 2020
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  15. Dimedude2

    Dimedude2 Member

    Can the toilet seat get certified with a CAC sticker?
     
    Dimedude2, Jun 23, 2020
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  16. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    Certified with a CACA sticker
     
    Mainebill, Jun 23, 2020
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